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A jury recently determined that a nursing home facility was responsible for the pain and suffering during one of its patients’ final days alive. While one nurse aide was changing the victim’s bed sheets, the victim fell from the bed and sustained serious head injuries. Facility protocol stated that two aides were to be present and assisting with linen changes. According to public records, the victim had several health issues before she fell at the facility. Read More...

One patient’s tragic story at a nursing center initiated an investigation of nursing homes in one state. The incident began when a caretaker of a skilled nursing facility neglected to turn on a patient’s bed alarm, permitting the patient to get up and walk unsupervised. A week later after sustaining injuries, the patient died.The investigation lasted more than a year and reached seven settlements for injuries and wrongful deaths. Read More...

An audit of nursing homes in one state reveal that incidents causing injuries and risk of death are on the rise. Over the past few years, the number of incidents has risen significantly. Some of the issues also point to lack of accountability through surveys and citations from the state health department. "Together, these oversight failures increase the risk that nursing facilities may not provide adequate care to some of the state's most vulnerable residents," wrote the state... Read More...

An 85-year-old female patient was, at all times relevant, a high fall risk patient. The patient, who had a medical history that included generalized muscle weakness, dementia, and confusion, was allowed by the nursing home from 7/25/15 through 11/9/15 to fall on no less than five separate occasions. Specifically, the patient fell on 7/25/15, 8/31/15, 9/29/15, 11/5/15, and 11/9/15. On 12/4/15, the nursing home again permitted the patient to fall. The patient ... Read More...

A patient 79-year-old female patient was admitted to a nursing home on October 12, 2012. At all times relevant, the nursing home knew the patient was a high fall risk based on a medical history that included hypertension, the use of narcotic pain medications, disorientation, impaired vision and hearing, unsafe behavior, weakness, confusion, agitation, unsteady gait, wandering, exit-seeking behavior, and dizziness, among other conditions and limitations. The nursing home prepared a care plan that... Read More...

A 91-year-old patient was admitted to a nursing home on November 21, 2011. At all times relevant, the nursing home knew the patient was a high fall risk based on a medical history that included Alzheimer’s dementia, confusion, poor safety awareness, the use of assistive devices, dizziness, and deficits in strength and balance, among other conditions and limitations. Unfortunately, the nursing home failed to provide the patient with the safety measures it knew she needed, includi... Read More...

Two families are filing lawsuits against the same facility for the same type of negligence and wrongful death. An 89-year-old patient and an 85-year-old patient both fell and sustained head injuries. The first patient died about a week after her fall. Read More...

A nursing home patient died weeks after suffering serious burns while smoking. The patient had previously burned himself while smoking and was put on a supervision list shortly after. The family filed a lawsuit stating the facility's neglect to provided an appropriate space for the patient to smoke safely.A health information survey of the same facility. Read More...

A nursing home patient has filed a complaint against the nursing home facility where she was residing when she was allowed to fall. As a result of the fall, the patient suffered a cervical spine fracture and a laceration to her head. In the complaint the patient alleges that she experienced a lack of supervision that allowed her to fall. The patient also failed to receive proper medical attention while residing at the facility. Read More...

A nursing home patient was allowed to suffer multiple falls and a left femur fracture, bringing the family to action out of concern for the patient. Expectations of provision of quality care for their family member were not met. The family is now suing the nursing home for damages after seeing how the patient suffered physically and mentally from the abuse and neglect allowed by the nursing home. Among the damages listed are mental anguish, loss of capacity for enjoying life, and medical e... Read More...

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